A few months ago, I scheduled time off from work to take a trip. Plans ultimately fell through, but I neglected to unschedule the days off. I completely forgot about it until the other day. As a result, I find myself off from the main job today and tomorrow. I still have to work at the part time job tomorrow night.

I spent a good chunk of last night on an on-and-off project here on the blog: categorizing and tagging the “Uncategorized” entries. I knocked out about 200 entries yesterday, and as of today, have 2,199 to go. I have to read all the entries and figure out where they fit in my category structure, and on top of that add tags to them accordingly. (Yes, there is a difference between a blog category and a blog tag, but that’s another entry.)

As I read through entries, I came across one I wrote two years ago about PocketMod, an analog alternative to the PDA. I made one for myself that included some pages for notes, emergency contact info, a calendar, and grids for tic-tac-toe. Now that I own an iPhone, there isn’t much need for any of those (except maybe tic-tac-toe… until February). You can also insert reference pages, list pages, and even a Soduku grid.

Creating a PocketMod for yourself requires Flash and a printer, natch.

These are my links for 22 Jun through 25 Jun:

• pee and poo plush dolls * kiss & bajs | scandinavian details - The pee & poo set makes a fun, light-hearted tool for introducing your child to potty training (SSSH. It even makes a great gift for hard-to-please adults.)
• A Long Line for a Shorter Wait at the Supermarket (New York Times) - A relative newcomer to Manhattan is trying to teach the locals a new rule of living: the longer the line, the shorter the wait.
• Metroblogging DC: Maybe photography IS a crime - Wayan, Carl, myself and the rest of the DC Metblogs crew invite you out for a photo outing on what seems like the best day to do this: July 4th.
• Uncovering America: Fighting for Acceptance - Special Reports from CNN.com - From the basic desires for understanding to the complex issues of adoption and marriage, the LGBT community faces an array of challenges.
• If Architects Had to Work Like Web Designers - Please design and build me a house. I am not quite sure of what I need, so you should use your discretion.
• Second Life Without Sex Would Be a Sad Life, Indeed - There’s nothing virtual about the anxiety felt by Second Life residents these days.
• How Dumb Can a “Wizard” Get? - How can setting up a cell phone get that complicated?
• Machinist: Tech Blog, Tech News, Technology Articles - Salon - “No drop of milk oozes from the Apple teat without a crowd of journalists gathering to swallow it up,” writes Jack Shafer, Slate’s ever-clever media critic, in a piece launching his pre-iPhone “Apple Suck-Up Watch.” Shafer is the sort who reaches for his

These are my links for 8 Jun:

• Get a First Life: A One Page Satire of Second Life - A parody of the Second Life website.
• Shop Once, Eat For A Week - 10 simple-to-make meals that fight fat, build muscle, and save you time — all for less than 50 bucks

PocketMod, by flickrite Fredosan

The PocketMod is the latest in low-tech personal information management. My PocketMod has a 2005 calendar, three pages for notes, one page for a list, one page with 15 Tic Tac Toe grids, and a page with emergency information.

A stack of index cards held together with a binder clip (the “Hipster PDA”) is still more flexible, but the PocketMod is easier to carry, thanks to the fact that it uses only one sheet of paper, folded and cut to form a perfect little book.